Weekend Open Thread

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Sales of note for 7/29/25

(See all of the latest workwear sales at Corporette!)

  • Nordstrom The Anniversary Sale is open for everyone — here’s our roundup! (ends 8/3)
  • Ann Taylor – 50% off wear-now styles + $50 off dresses and shoes + extra 60% off sale
  • Banana Republic Factory – Up to 50% off everything + extra 20% off
  • Eloquii – $19+ select styles + extra 45% off all sale
  • J.Crew – Up to 50% off summer styles + extra 50% off sale
  • J.Crew Factory – Extra 70% off clearance
  • M.M.LaFleur – 25% off all previous flash sale items! Try code CORPORETTE15 for 15% off.
  • Spanx – Free shipping on everything
  • Talbots – 25% off your entire purchase + extra 50% markdowns on top of that

And — here are some of our latest threadjacks of interestworking mom questions asked by the commenters!!

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Bingo? I think 6 year olds would love it! Or those craft kits they sell (dinosaur bones, sticker mosaics, etc), some fun board games?

Wiki Stix! Awesome and available on Amazon — my go-to in this situation. Also coloring stuff.

I know the weekend moms thread isn’t used much…but just in case…
Help! We are hosting my 6 year olds birthday at a restaurant with his basketball teammates and families. This is a family friendly restaurant but not with kid “activities” (not chuck-e-cheese or something). It’s not ideal but it’s what worked.
Are there any activities I can do to keep the kids occupied and not running wild? Something table friendly? Any brilliant ideas out there?